My mum also refuses to use cloth - she now uses the excuse of communal washing facilities, but did admit the other day that she just prefers sposies. Fine, says me, but I'm not paying for them as I have loads of perfectly suitable nappies here for her to use.

She was desperately trying to convince me that I just wanted to use sposies on Sproglet when he arrives as I "won't have time for all the washing etc". Erm, nope.

But in your case I get the impression your mum would refuse to look after Dawn if you didn't provide the sposies, whereas mine's always trying to get us to let her have Bella.

I wouldn't have bought the sposies, you're very patient with your mum! None of Molly's grandparents use cloth nappies on her, no matter how easy I make it for them! But they all buy the sposies they use so I dont mind.

But I think its a bit rude of her to ask you to buy bed-mats as well Especially when you have cloth nappies that wouldnt require them, and its not like one night nappy is too much of a challenge for anyone!

weenotions do matress protectors I was using aplix pockets when my mum had Kadyi she was fine with those. She did buy disposables ever now and then though Now I'm living here she has no choice most of my nappies are fitteds I use wool and fleece over. Both mum and dad hate the wool but don't mind fleece.